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American college football season

2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Guaranteed Rate Bowl, L 6–18 vs. Minnesota
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record6–7 (4–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGerad Parker (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChad Scott (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJordan Lesley (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorShaDon Brown (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumMilan Puskar Stadium
Seasons← 20202022 →
2021 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Oklahoma State y   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 5 Baylor y$   7 – 2     12 – 2  
No. 10 Oklahoma   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Iowa State   5 – 4     7 – 6  
Kansas State   4 – 5     8 – 5  
West Virginia   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Texas   3 – 6     5 – 7  
TCU   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Texas Tech   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Kansas   1 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Baylor 21, Oklahoma State 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University during the current 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers played their home games at the Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia, and competed in the Big 12 Conference. The team was led by third-year head coach Neal Brown.

Schedule

The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 p.m.at Maryland*ESPNL 24–3043,811
September 115:00 p.m.LIU*ESPN+W 66–050,911
September 1812:00 p.m.No. 15 Virginia Tech*
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
FS1W 27–2160,222
September 257:30 p.m.at No. 4 OklahomaABCL 13–1684,353
October 23:30 p.m.Texas Tech
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2L 20–2354,090
October 912:00 p.m.at BaylorFS1L 20–4543,569
October 237:30 p.m.at TCUESPNUW 29–1737,288
October 302:00 p.m.No. 22 Iowa State
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN+W 38–3145,613
November 63:30 p.m.No. 11 Oklahoma State
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPNL 3–2450,109
November 1312:00 p.m.at Kansas StateFS1L 17–3443,932
November 2012:00 p.m.Texas
  • Milan Puskar Stadium
  • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2W 31–2348,755
November 277:00 p.m.at KansasFS1W 34–2823,117
December 2810:15 p.m.vs. Minnesota*ESPNL 6–1821,220
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Game summaries

At Maryland

See also: 2021 Maryland Terrapins football team West Virginia Mountaineers (0–0) vs. Maryland Terrapins (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 14 7 0324
Maryland 17 3 01030

at Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD

  • Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 79°F
  • Game attendance: 43,811
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr., Taylor McGregor
  • Pregame line: West Virginia -3
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:46) UMD – Joseph Petrino 45 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:14; UMD 3–0)
  • (8:52) WVU – Leddie Brown 20 yard pass from Jarret Doege, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:59; WVU 7–3)
  • (7:57) UMD – Dontay Demus Jr. 66 yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:50; UMD 10–7)
  • (0:53) UMD – Chigoziem Okonkwo 18 yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:03; UMD 17–7)
  • (0:35) WVU – Leddie Brown 2 yard run, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:04; UMD 17–14)
Second Quarter
  • (11:30) WVU – Leddie Brown 9 yard run, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:00; WVU 21–17)
  • (0:27) UMD – Joseph Petrino 21 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 1:31; WVU 21–20)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:16) UMD – Joseph Petrino 26 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 5:53; UMD 23–21)
  • (6:25) UMD – Rakim Jarrett 60 yard pass from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:51; UMD 30–21)
  • (2:53) WVU – Casey Legg 23 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 3:32; UMD 30–24)
Statistics WVU UMD
First downs 18 22
Total yards 319 495
Rushes/yards 21/42 44/163
Passing yards 277 332
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–40–2 26–36–0
Time of possession 25:57 34:03
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 24–40, 277 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Leddie Brown 16 carries, 69 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Sam James 5 receptions, 65 yards
Maryland Passing Taulia Tagovailoa 26–36, 332 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tayon Fleet-Davis 18 carries, 123 yards
Receiving Dontay Demus Jr. 6 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD

LIU

See also: 2021 LIU Sharks football team LIU Sharks (0–1) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
LIU 0 0 000
West Virginia 21 17 21766

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, September 11, 2021
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 73°F
  • Game attendance: 50,911
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Bill Spaulding, Barrett Brooks
  • Pregame line: West Virginia -50
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:49) WVU – Winston Wright Jr. 90 yard Kickoff Return, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 1 plays, 90 yards, 0:11; WVU 7–0)
  • (6:16) WVU – Leddie Brown 1 yard run, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:09; WVU 14-0)
  • (7:57) WVU – Leddie Brown 2 yard run, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:07; WVU 21-0)
Second Quarter
  • (8:58) WVU – Garrett Greene 3 yard run, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:12; WVU 28–0)
  • (3:07) WVU – Sam James 18 yard pass from Jarret Doege, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:46; WVU 35–0)
  • (0:00) WVU – Casey Legg 44 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 0:32; WVU 38-0)
Third Quarter
  • (12:34) WVU – Sean Ryan 39 yard pass from Jarret Doege, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:18; WVU 45-0)
  • (11:16) WVU – Sam James 15 yard pass from Jarret Doege, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 0:44; WVU 52-0)
  • (5:59) WVU – Garrett Greene 13 yard run, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:05; WVU 59-0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (5:25) WVU – A'Varius Sparrow 1 yard run, Evan Staley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:18; WVU 66-0)
Statistics LIU WVU
First downs 9 29
Total yards 95 542
Rushes/yards 35/31 55/198
Passing yards 60 344
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–21–0 20–32–0
Time of possession 24:53 35:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Long Island Passing Camden Orth 11–20, 60 yards
Rushing Jonathan DeBique 8 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Steven Chambers 2 receptions, 18 yards
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 14–22, 259 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Garrett Greene 14 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Sean Ryan 3 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD

Virginia Tech

See also: 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies football team No. 15 Virginia Tech Hokies (2–0) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Virginia Tech 7 0 7721
West Virginia 14 10 3027

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,022
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (FS1): Corey Provus, Devin Gardner
  • Pregame line: West Virginia −2.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:24) WVU – Leddie Brown 80 yd Rush (Casey Legg Kick) (Drive: 2 plays 80 yards, 0:18; 7–0 WVU)
  • (9:11) WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 29 yd Pass From Jarret Doege (Casey Legg Kick) (Drive: 3 plays 55 yards, 1:10; 14–0 WVU)
  • (3:11) VT – Tayvion Robinson 23 yd Pass From Braxton Burmeister (John Parker Romo Kick) (Drive: 10 plays 75 yards, 6:00; 14–7 WVU)
Second quarter
  • (7:44) WVU – Sam James 16 yd Pass From Jarret Doege (Casey Legg Kick) (Drive: 6 plays 56 yards, 1:55; 21–7 WVU)
  • (1:41) WVU – Casey Legg 21 yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays 79 yards, 3:53; 24–7 WVU)
Third quarter
  • (8:17) WVU – Casey Legg 44 yd Field Goal (Drive: 12 plays 55 yards, 6:38; 27–7 WVU)
  • (0:01) VT – Raheem Blackshear 20 yd Rush (John Parker Romo Kick) (Drive: 9 plays 76 yards, 4:20; 27–14 WVU)
Fourth quarter
  • (3:10) VT – Jalen Holston 29 yd Pass From Braxton Burmeister (John Parker Romo Kick) (Drive: 7 plays 47 yards, 1:38; 27–21 WVU)
Statistics VT WVU
First downs 19 18
Total yards 329 373
Rush yards 106 180
Passing yards 223 193
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 32:03 27:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Tech Passing Braxton Burmeister 19/31, 223 yards, TD
Rushing Raheem Blackshear 10 carries, 47 yards, TD
Receiving Kaleb Smith 6 receptions, 58 yards
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 15/26, 193 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Leddie Brown 19 carries, 161 yards, TD
Receiving Isaiah Esdale 4 receptions, 46 yards

At Oklahoma

See also: 2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team West Virginia Mountaineers (2–1) vs. No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 7 3 3013
No. 4 Oklahoma 7 0 3616

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK

  • Date: Saturday, September 25, 2021
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: • Sunny Temperature: 86
  • Game attendance: 84,353
  • Referee: David Alvarez
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline)
  • Pregame line: - 17 1/2
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:53) WVU - Garrett Greene 2 yard rush, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:07; WVU 7-0)
  • (2:46) OKLA - Spencer Rattler 5 yard pass to Austin Stogner, Gabe Brkic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:00; Tied 7-7)
Second Quarter
  • (0:00) WVU - Casey Legg 25 yard FG (Drive: 9 plays 41 yards, 2:16; WVU 10-7)
Third Quarter
  • (11:26) OKLA - Gabe Brkic 28 yard FG (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:29; Tied 10-10)
  • (5:21) WVU - Casey Legg 21 yard FG (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:59; WVU 13-10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:52) OKLA - Gabe Brkic 35 yard FG (Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 8:11; Tied 13-13)
  • (0:00) OKLA - Gabe Brkic 30 yard FG (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 3:39; OU 16-13)
Statistics WVU OKLA
First downs 18 19
Total yards 226 313
Rushes/yards 29-47 28-57
Passing yards 179 256
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23-34-1 26-36-1
Time of possession 33:00 27:00
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 20/29, 160 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Leddie Brown 15 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 8 receptions, 93 yards
Oklahoma Passing Spencer Rattler 26/36, 256 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Eric Gray 12 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Michael Woods II 8 receptions, 86 yards

Texas Tech

See also: 2021 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Texas Tech Red Raiders (3–1) at West Virginia Mountaineers (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Raiders 14 3 0623
Mountaineers 0 0 17320

at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: October 2
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 54,090
  • Referee: Michael Vandervelde
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • TTU – SaRodrick Thompson 1-yard run (Jonathan Garibay kick), 4:51. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:27.
  • TTU – SaRodrick Thompson 1-yard run (Jonathan Garibay kick), 0:08. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:49.
Second quarter
  • TTU – Jonathan Garibay 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Red Raiders 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 1:57.
Third quarter
  • WVU – Leddie Brown 4-yard run (Casey Legg kick), 11:59. Red Raiders 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:01.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 36-yard field goal, 5:47. Red Raiders 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:43.
  • WVU – Isaiah Esdale 14-yard pass from Jarret Doege (Casey Legg kick), 1:15. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:58.
Fourth quarter
  • TTU – Jonathan Garibay 29-yard field goal, 11:46. Red Raiders 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:29.
  • WVU – Casey Legg 28-yard field goal, 4:34. Tied 20–20. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 7:12.
  • TTU – Jonathan Garibay 32-yard field goal, 0:18. Red Raiders 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:16.
Top passers
  • TTU – Henry Colombi – 23/34, 266 yards
  • WVU – Jarret Doege – 25/33, 318 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • TTU – SaRodorick Thompson – 12 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD
  • WVU – Leddie Brown – 17 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • TTU – Kaylon Geiger – 7 receptions, 82 yards
  • WVU – Isaiah Esdale – 6 receptions, 113 yards, TD

At Baylor

See also: 2021 Baylor Bears football team West Virginia Mountaineers (2–3) vs. Baylor Bears (4–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 7 3 3720
Baylor 21 7 14345

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 9, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 80°F
  • Game attendance: 43,569
  • Referee: Kevin Hassel
  • TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus, Mark Helfrich
  • Pregame line: Baylor -3.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:19) BU – Tyquan Thornton 75 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41; BU 7–0)
  • (12:41) WVU – Sean Ryan 12 yard pass from Jarret Doege, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:38; 7–7)
  • (9:22) BU – Ben Sims 10 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; BU 14–7)
  • (5:24) BU – Gerry Bohanon 1 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:09; BU 21–7)
Second Quarter
  • (9:52) BU – Tyquan Thornton 11 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:48; BU 28–7)
  • (6:17) WVU – Casey Legg 29 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:30; BU 28–10)
Third Quarter
  • (9:17) WVU – Casey Legg 27 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:43; BU 28–13)
  • (8:43) BU – Ben Sims 29 yard pass from Gerry Bohanon, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:33; BU 35–13)
  • (4:37) BU – Abram Smith 31 yard run, Isaiah Hankins kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:48; BU 42–13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:12) BU – Isaiah Hankins 45 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:09; BU 45–13)
  • (4:18) WVU – Garrett Greene 13 yard run, Casey Legg kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:48; BU 45–20)
Statistics WVU BU
First downs 24 21
Total yards 362 525
Rushes/yards 38/90 32/171
Passing yards 272 354
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–37–1 20–31–0
Time of possession 34:21 25:39
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 20–31, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Garrett Greene 10 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Winston Wright Jr. 6 receptions, 86 yards
Baylor Passing Gerry Bohanon 18–29, 336 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Abram Smith 11 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tyquan Thornton 8 receptions, 187 yards, 2 TD

At TCU

See also: 2021 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Iowa State

See also: 2021 Iowa State Cyclones football team No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones (5–2) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (3–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa State 14 3 14031
West Virginia 14 3 71438

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 47°F
  • Game attendance: 48,363
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (pxp), Brandon Weeden (analyst), Shane Sparks (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:39) ISU – Breece Hall 70 Yd Run (Andrew Mevis Kick)(Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:05; ISU 7–0)
  • (07:05) WVU – Leddie Brown 2 Yd Run (Casey Legg Kick)(Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; TIED 7–7)
  • (04:29) ISU – Tarique Milton 68 Yd pass from Brock Purdy (Andrew Mevis Kick)(Drive: 1 plays, 68 yards, 0:11; ISU 14–7)
  • (00:18) WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 20 Yd pass from Jarret Doege (Casey Legg Kick)(Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:11; TIED 14–14)
Second Quarter
  • (09:29) WVU – Casey Legg 31 Yd Field Goal(Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:59; WVU 17–14)
  • (00:18) ISU – Andrew Mevis 34 Yd Field Goal(Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 1:00; TIED 17–17)
Third Quarter
  • (11:07) ISU – Jake Hummel 24 Yd Interception Return (Andrew Mevis Kick)(Drive: 1 plays, 24 yards, 0:02; ISU 24–17)
  • (08:36) WVU – Bryce Ford-Wheaton 23 Yd pass from Jarret Doege (Casey Legg Kick)(Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; TIED 24–24)
  • (06:06) ISU – Brock Purdy 1 Yd Run (Andrew Mevis Kick)(Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:22; ISU 31–24)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:49) WVU – Winston Wright Jr. 22 Yd pass from Jarret Doege (Casey Legg Kick)(Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:17; TIED 31–31)
  • (09:25) WVU – Leddie Brown 2 Yd Run (Casey Legg Kick)(Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:17; WVU 38–31)
Statistics ISU WVU
First downs 16 28
Total yards 424 492
Rushes/yards 34/239 29/122
Passing yards 185 370
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–27–0 30–47–2
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 25:42 34:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa State Passing Brock Purdy 16–27, 185 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing Breece Hall 24 CAR, 167 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving Tarique Milton 1 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 30-46, 370 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Leddie Brown 22 CAR, 109 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 3 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TD

Oklahoma State

See also: 2021 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team No. 11 Oklahoma State Cowboys (7–1) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (4–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Oklahoma State 0 10 7724
West Virginia 3 0 003

at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 55
  • Game attendance: 50,109
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst) and Kris Budden (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Oklahoma State – 3 1/2
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:21) UVU – Casey Legg 30 yard FG (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:33; WVU 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (8:32) OSU – Spencer Sanders 6 yard pass to Tay Martin, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:53; OSU 7–3)
  • (1:10) OSU – Tanner Brown 34 yard FG (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:48; OSU 10–3)
Third Quarter
  • (5:30) OSU – Spencer Sanders 12 yard pass to Tay Martin, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:43; OSU 17–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:20) OSU – Jaylen Warren 13 yard rush, Tanner Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:40; OSU 24–3)
Statistics OKST WVU
First downs 17 11
Total yards 285 133
Rushes/yards 32/103 33/17
Passing yards 182 116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–31–1 16–24–1
Time of possession 28:52 31:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Spencer Sanders 22/31, 182 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT
Rushing Jaylen Warren 16 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tay Martin 7 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD's
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 16/24,116 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Tony Mathis 5 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Sam James 5 receptions, 46 yards

At Kansas State

See also: 2021 Kansas State Wildcats football team
1 234Total
West Virginia 0 377 17
• Kansas State 14 3710 34
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Manhattan, KS
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 43,932
  • Game weather: 36 degree, wind S 4mph, Sunny
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins, Robert Smith
  • Sources: ESPN box score ESPN team stats
Pregame line Over/under
KS -6 47.5
Statistics West Virginia Kansas State
First downs 20 15
Total yards 345 299
Rushing yards 77 161
Passing yards 268 138
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 26:32 33:28
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 27/45, 268 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Leddie Brown 20 carries, 85 yards, 0 TD
Receiving Bryce Ford-Wheaton 5 catches, 67 yards, O TD
Kansas State Passing Skylar Thompson 14/19, 138 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Deuce Vaughn 25 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Phillip Brooks 5 catches, 62 yards, 0 TD

Texas

See also: 2021 Texas Longhorns football team
1 234Total
Texas 0 1076 23
• West Virginia 7 1473 31
Pregame line Over/under
TX +2.0 56.5
Statistics Texas West Virginia
First downs 16 28
Total yards 355 459
Rushing yards 203 158
Passing yards 152 301
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 21:24 38:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Hudson Card 10-16, 123 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Keilan Robinson 9 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Xavier Worthy 7 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 27-43, 290 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
Rushing Leddie Brown 33 carries, 158 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Winston Wright 6 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

At Kansas

See also: 2021 Kansas Jayhawks football team West Virginia Mountaineers (5–6) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (2–9)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 7 14 10334
Kansas 6 7 8728

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS

  • Date: Saturday, November 27, 2021
  • Game time: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 23,117
  • Referee: Tuta Salaam
  • TV announcers (FS1): Guy Haberman, Charles Arbuckle
  • Pregame line: West Virginia –15
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:14) KU – Jacob Borcila 46 field goal (Drive: 8 plays 47 yards, 3:37; KU 3–0)
  • (5:28) WVU – Jarret Doege 14 yard pass to Winston Wright Jr., Casey Legg kick good (Drive: 6 plays 84 yards, 2:50; WVU 7–3)
  • (2:07) KU – Jacob Borcila 35 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays 61 yards, 3:13; WVU 7–6)
Second quarter
  • (10:02) WVU – Jarret Doege 14 yard pass Winston Wright Jr., Casey Legg kick good (Drive: 14 plays 75 yards, 6:59; WVU 14–6)
  • (7:24) KU – Jalon Daniels 8 yard pass complete to Jared Casey, Jacob Borcila kick good (Drive: 5 plays 65 yards, 2:41; WVU 14–13)
  • (0:17) WVU – Jarret Doege 7 yard pass to Sam James, Casey Legg kick good (Drive: 6 plays 59 yards, 1:23; WVU 21–13)
Third quarter
  • (12:33) KU – Gaven Potter 27 yard interception return, Jalon Daniels pass to Earl Bostick Jr. good (Drive: 1 play 0 yards, 0:09; 21–21)
  • (8:32) WVU – Leddie Brown 44 yard run, Casey Legg kick good (Drive: 9 plays 75 yards, 3:58; WVU 28–21)
  • (0:31) WVU – Casey Legg 38 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays 30 yards, 4:11; WVU 31–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:53) WVU – Casey Legg 37 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays 60 yards, 4:38; WVU 34–21)
  • (1:43) KU – Jalon Daniels 3 run, Jacob Borcila kick good (Drive: 5 plays 68 yards, 1:02; WVU 34–28)
Statistics WVU KU
First downs 15 23
Total yards 436 336
Rush yards 261 87
Passing yards 175 249
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 32:28 26:37
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 16/21 170 yards 3 TD 1 INT
Rushing Leddie Brown 19 carries 156 yards 1 TD
Receiving Sean Ryan 5 receptions 87 yards
Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 22/32 249 yards 1 TD 2 INT
Rushing Amauri Pesek-Hickson 12 carries 69 yards
Receiving Luke Grimm 4 receptions 105 yards

Vs. Minnesota (Guaranteed Rate Bowl)

See also: 2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and 2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl West Virginia Mountaineers (6–6) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8–4) (2021 Guaranteed Rate Bowl)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 0 6 006
Minnesota 0 15 3018

at Chase Field • Phoenix, Arizona

  • Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2021
  • Game time: 10:15 p.m. EST (8:15 p.m. local MST)
  • Game attendance: 21,220
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • 14:19 MIN – Daniel Faalele 2-yard rush, Brock Annexstad conversion rush good. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 4:00. Minnesota 8–0
  • 8:48 WVU – Jarret Doege 1-yard rush, conversion pass incomplete. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:31. Minnesota 8–6
  • 2:14 MIN – Ky Thomas 5-yard rush, Matthew Trickett kick good. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 2:17. Minnesota 15–6
Third quarter
  • 5:53 MIN – Matthew Trickett 49-yard field goal. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 4:58. Minnesota 18–6
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays

Statistics

Statistics WVU MIN
First downs 16 17
Plays–yards 58–206 64–358
Rushes–yards 27–66 51–249
Passing yards 140 109
Passing: comp–att–int 18–31–1 8–13–1
Time of possession 21:31 38:29
Team Category Player Statistics
West Virginia Passing Jarret Doege 18/31, 140 yards, INT
Rushing Tony Mathis Jr. 13 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Sam James 3 receptions, 40 yards
Minnesota Passing Tanner Morgan 8/13, 109 yards, INT
Rushing Ky Thomas 21 carries, 144 yards, TD
Receiving Dylan Wright 2 receptions, 58 yards

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV——RV—
CoachesRV——RV—
CFPNot releasedNot released

Coaching staff

Coach Title Year at West Virginia Previous job
Neal Brown Head Coach 3rd Troy
Matt Moore Assistant Head Coach/OL 3rd Troy Co-OC/OL
Gerad Parker OC/WR 2nd Penn State (WR/PGC)
Chad Scott Co-OC/RB 3rd Louisville (RB)
Jeff Koonz ILB/ST 2nd Ole Miss (ILB)
Jordan Lesley Co-DC/OLB 3rd Troy (DL)
Andrew Jackson DL 1st Old Dominion (DL)
Sean Reagan QB 3rd Troy (Co-OC/QB)
Travis Trickett TE/IWR 3rd Georgia State (OC/QB)
Jahmile Addae Co-DC/DB 1st Louisville (DB)
Dontae Wright S 2nd Western Michigan (S)

References

  1. "2021 West Virginia Mountaineers Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  2. "West Virginia vs. Kansas State (box score)". espn.com. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. "West Virginia vs. Kansas State (team stats)". espn.com. November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
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